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Dearne Urban Council By-election – East Ward

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 15, 1951 Dearne Urban Council By-election Who’s Who in Tomorrow’s Contest in Four Wards 20 candidates will go to the poll tomorrow (Saturday)...

Dearne Urban Council By-election – South Ward

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 15, 1951 Dearne Urban Council By-election Who’s Who in Tomorrow’s Contest in Four Wards 20 candidates will go to the poll tomorrow (Saturday)...

Dearne Urban Council By-election – West Ward

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 15, 1951 West Ward Mr William Fawcett ( Lab.) Highgate Colliery miner. Was N. U.M. delegate for eight years until June this year....

The Wayward Dearne

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 15, 1951 The Wayward Dearne Several theories were expounded at Barnburgh Parish Council Meeting on Friday on the flooding of the River...

Looking Back On 1951 A Diary of District Affairs

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 29th, 1951 Looking Back On 1951 A Diary of District Affairs Short-Term History Festival of Britain and General Election year has featured several major...

Tailpiece – December 15th, 1951 – Young Scottish Farmer

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 15, 1951 Tailpiece A young Scotch farmer took his girl to a dance. As he drove her home she began to sniff. "What...

Tailpiece – December 29th 1951 – Missing

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 29th, 1951 Tailpiece The best wayside pulpiteering yet: “This is a ch. .ch. What is missing?

Tailpiece – December 01, 1951 – Suez Canal

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 1, 1951 Tailpiece – Suez Canal The taproom topic was the Suez Canal. "Hey up," said Dave, as he peered over his...

Tailpiece – December 22nd 1951 – Middle Name

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday December 22nd 1951 Tailpiece – Middle Name He could neither read nor write, but when a distant relation left him a small...

“Dick Whittington”

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 1st, 1951 "Dick Whittington" Advance bookings for Bolton-on-Dearne Theatrical Society's  forthcoming pantomime, "Dick Whittington", to be produced by Alfred H. Barnes at...